Chapter Fourteen: Khara

"Mother?" Alphys asked. "You mean your mother is Khara Darkspawn? Wait, that means you're a hybrid."

"Yeah." Chara said, looking up at the body of her mother, Khara Darkspawn. "I'm a hybrid. I've got all her skills and magic powers."

"That's amazing." Alphys said. "I can't believe there is a hybrid here. Such a thing hasn't been heard of for years."

"So" Chara said, drawing Alphys' attention to a different topic. "How do we drain this fluid?"

"Well." Alphys said, thinking. "Gaster said that there was a button on the side that did that when we were using these. It's hard to find, but give me a second."

Alphys felt up and down the sides of the tank, finally finding the button. She pushed it, the fluid beginning to drain from the tank. As it drained the body of Khara slumped forward as the casing slid downward. Chara caught her body, holding it bridal style. She leaned her head down to find any signs of life.

"She's breathing!" Chara said, smiling a little. "She's alive."

Suddenly, Khara lurched forward, coughing out fluid, the same fluid in the tank, which fell on the ground. She looked up at Chara, her expression turning to slight confusion.

"Oh." She said, her voice soft and peaceful, almost the opposite of what her reputation would have one to believe. "You're a very beautiful woman. You look kind of familiar, though. Do I know you?"

"Kind of." Chara said. "But, I was a lot younger then."

"Oh." Khara said, thinking. "Well, you kind of remind me of myself when I was younger."

"Interesting." Chara said.

"Please put me down." Khara said. "I'd like to stand up."

"Okay." Chara said, carefully putting Khara's feet on the ground, helping the Nekomon keep her balance. Khara put her arm around Chara's shoulder until she could stand without being wobbly. Once she stood fully, it was obvious to everyone that Khara was the same individual that the stories spoke of. Her frame was built powerfully, her hands beneath her gloves clawed and capable of inflicting serious amounts of pain. She had an aura about her that simply said that Khara wasn't one to underestimate. She was about three inches taller than Chara, her eyes roaring with her hidden power.

Khara stretched, popping several joints as well as removing tension. When she finished she scanned the room, eyeing everyone.

"You are very familiar." She said, looking at Chara. "Who are you? Your aura…"

Khara stopped, simply staring at Chara. Her breathing quickened and her eyes widened. She simply grabbed Chara, wrapping her arms around her tightly.

"Oh, my baby." She said, smiling. "I'm so glad you got to the Underground safely. I'm glad you stayed safe, even though I didn't get to see you grow up."

"I always remembered you." Chara said, returning the hug. "I kept your dust with me to remember you."

"That's good." Khara said. "I wish I could have seen you grow up, but I couldn't."

"It's fine." Chara said. "You're here now."

"You've grown so strong." Khara said, beaming with pride as she noted Chara's strength. "I can tell you've unlocked your magic powers."

"Well" Chara said. "It took like fifty buttercups and three weeks of sickness and then death to accomplish, but I did."

"Fifty?" Khara asked, impressed. "That's my girl. Tough, just like your mom."

"Thanks, mom." Chara said, smiling. "I gained a lot from you."

"Yep." Khara said, looking Chara over. "My power, my hair, my eyes (A/N: Chara's eyes are brown, but when she gets angry, they flare up like Khara's), my face (minus the pale, white skin, that is). You could pass for me if you could fit into this armor."

"Maybe.' Chara said, laughing.

"You" Khara said, moving on to Alphys. "You're Gaster's assistant, aren't you?"

"Y-yes." Alphys said, nodding nervously. She'd only heard the stories of how intimidating Khara could be, even though she was normally so nice and sweet.

"If you see Gaster" Khara said, grinning. "Tell him I owe him a punch in the arm."

"Will do." Alphys said, laughing nervously.

"You" Khara said, her gaze shifting to Asriel. "You're neither Asgore nor Toriel. You must be their poorly named child."

"My name's not bad." Asriel said, crossing his arms.

"You do realize" Khara said, pointing at him. "It's just a combination of your parent's names, right?"

"Yeah." Asriel said, sighing. "I know."

"And you've gained your mother's strength." Khara said, eying Asriel.

"Thanks, I guess." Asriel said, smiling a little.

Khara then turned her attention to Frisk. She walked right up to her, kneeling down to look her in the eyes.

"You have my daughter's scent on you." Khara said, smelling the air around Frisk (A/N: being a Nekomon, her sense of smell is heightened). "Very strongly, in fact. You two must be very, very close."

"yes, we are." Frisk said, smiling. "We're very close."

Alphys looked at Khara, thinking. She had an idea as to what the Nekomon was up to. Toriel had said that Khara had a slight side of mischief to her. But, this seemed more motherly than humorous.

"I can tell." Khara said. "You have nothing but love for Chara in your eyes."

"She's always been there for me." Frisk said. "No matter what, I can always count on Chara. She's never let me down."

Alphys was snickering slightly, knowing what Khara was getting at.

"What's so funny?" Asriel asked. Alphys leaned over and whispered to him, Asriel snickering himself in response.

"I think you two would make a great couple." Khara said, causing Asriel and Alphys to burst out in laughter.

"C-couple?" Frisk asked, her eyes widening. Chara's eyes widened as well, along with her expression changing to confused.

"Yes." Khara said, smiling. "You two have great affections for each other. I can tell."

"Really?" Chara asked.

"You mean you haven't even considered it?" Khara asked her daughter, looking at her inquisitively. "That's surprising."

"Well" Chara said, her and Frisk blushing slightly. "I-I mean, I've thought—I mean I haven't really—I mean, um."

"Awww." Alphys said, in the daydream pose. "I'll call this one 'FallenChildshipping' (A/N: I like this one (and made it up off the top of my head) because it's an interesting name (plus, the initials of FallenChild are F and C for Frisk and Chara). Well, it seems we've got a love triangle going here. Oh my god, it's sooo awesome."

"You're going to write one of your weird fanfictions about this, aren't you?" Asriel said, shaking his head.

"Yyyyyeesss." Alphys said, her otaku nature coming to the forefront.

At this point Alphys was fangirling to the extreme while Asriel simply stared at the scientist before walking over to his best friend.

"So" he said, the mischievous smile that he'd had since their childhood. "When ya gonna kiss her?"

"Not sure." Chara said, her own smile on her face. "But, I'll bet she's better at it than you."

Frisk blushed slightly

"Wait." Frisk said. "Aren't the two of you dating?"

"Not exactly." Asriel said. "We're kind of not doing that because we decided we needed to spend some time as best friends Chara and Asriel and get used to the current situation before actually getting serious about dating."

"That and mom caught you two making out in your bedroom." Frisk said, laughing and causing Chara and Asriel to blush.

"yeah." Asriel said, laughing nervously. "That too. It's really awkward when your mother catches you being in a relationship and you haven't told her."

"So" Chara said, taking her mother's arm and changing the subject. "Why don't we go home now?"

"Sure." Khara said. "But, I can't teleport right now. I need to recover my strength."

"don't worry." Chara said, taking Khara and Frisk's hands. "I can teleport still. I'll take us all home."

Alphys and Asriel grabbed onto Chara, who snapped her fingers, all of them disappearing.

At the house

The five of them appeared in the house, startling Toriel and Asgore, who were on the couch simply talking. Sans was sleeping in the chair next to them (Asgore was more pleasant conversation for Toriel because he stayed awake through most of it).

"Chara." Toriel said. "You startled me, my child."

"Going on a little trip, have you?" Asgore said, laughing. "Well, you brought Frisk, Asriel, Alphys, and—"

Asgore stood up quickly, his eyes widening as he looked at Khara.

"Kh-Khara?!" he said, gazing at the Nekomon.

"Your highness." Khara said, bowing on one knee.

"No need for that." Asgore said, waving his hand. "I'm no longer the king. We live peacefully on the surface now."

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Khara asked, standing up. "I lived here before. I actually met my lover here."

"Lover?" Toriel said, standing up. "You must tell us about him."

"Well" Khara said. "He gave me a child, a daughter."

"Really?" Toriel asked. Her gaze subtly shifting to Chara.

"Yes." Khara said, hugging Toriel. "Thank you, Your Highness for taking care of her when I was unable to."

"Wait." Asgore said, thinking. "You don't mean…"

"Yes.' Khara said, smiling. "Chara is my daughter."

"So" Sans said, waking up. "She's the purrfect daughter, isn't she?"

"You must know Gaster." Khara said. "You have his sense of humor."

"Why thank you." Sans said, giving a mock bow. "I try."

"I didn't say that was a good thing." Khara said, putting her fingers up to her forehead as if she had a headache.

"Hey, nerds!" Undyne shouted, coming into the room. "Where's my girlfriend?!"

Undyne caught sight of Khara and stopped dead in her tracks. She started fangirling slightly at the sight of her hero.

"Oh my god oh my god oh my god!" she said, grabbing Khara by the shoulders. "You are my hero! My sister told me so much about you! You were the reason I joined the Royal Guard!"

"Th-thank you." Khara said, smiling. "Wait, who's your sister?"

"Undella." Undyne said. Khara's eyes shifted to recognition.

"You're Undella's sister?" Khara asked. "Your sister was amazing. She was one of the few people who asked me to teach them to cook instead of Toriel."

"You like to cook too?" Undyne asked, in her element.

"Yeah.' Khara said, leaning close to Undyne so she could whisper in her ear. "But, don't tell the queen this, but my cooking is better than hers."

"Woah!" Undyne said. "You are amazing!"

"Thank you." Khara said, smiling.

"So" Toriel said, smiling at the Nekomon. "Where will you stay? You're more than welcome to stay here."

"That sounds nice." Khara said. "I'm gonna crash. I'm so tired for some reason."

"Well, you were revived from death." Chara pointed out.

"True." Khara said, nodding. Suddenly, a familiar voice broke any sort of silence that was in the room.

"HUMAN!" came the voice of Papyrus. "SCARY HUMAN! ASGORE CLONE! I REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH MY PUZZLE!"

Papyrus walked into the room, noticing Khara.

"You are definitely related to Gaster." Khara said.

"THANK YOU, COSPLAY LADY!" Papyrus said, smiling wider than he already was.

"Cosplay?" Khara asked. "These are real ears."

"So" Toriel asked. "What are you going to do now, Khara?"

"Well" Khara said. "First, I'm gonna crash. Then, I got some catching up to do with my daughter and her girlfriend."

"Girlfriend?" Toriel asked.

"It's a joke." Khara said. "She's single currently."

"I know." Toriel said. "I didn't mean to be shocked that they were really going out. It's just hard to see your children grow up so fast. He was a flower just two weeks ago."

"Flower?" Khara asked.

"Long story." Toriel said. "I'll tell you later."

"Alright." Khara said. "I look forward to hearing it. Now I'm gonna go sleep."

Khara walked up the stairs, heading to the nearest bedroom and entering it, finding out that the bed was broken (it was Chara and Asriel's), but still falling asleep. The last thing she thought before reaching unconsciousness was 'I think I'm gonna love it here."


so, Chara's got her mother back. (And i think i know what pair she ships XD) Wonder what kind of crazy adventures they'll go on with her? We'll see.